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A characterful sculpture for those unfailingly impressed by Cairo's bread delivery guys on bikes that stack racks of bread above their heads

Hidden away in Port Said is a surprising find. Just off the corniche boardwalk is a striking modernist building adorned with a large...

Although once a booming centre of commerce, Port Said has changed immensely. However, it still has a flare of its former self. This can...

Once the most famous and exclusive department store in Port Said, and arguably Egypt, Simon Artz was well known for its fine imported...

Everyone knows of New York's Statue of Liberty, but few know that Lady Liberty was originally supposed to be a robed Egyptian peasant...

Walking along the boardwalk in Port Said, it's hard to miss the checkerboard-painted lighthouse. Standing at a total height at 194 feet,...

After putting off launching Foul For a Fool for months, I had written several articles and was waiting for the right time to launch the...

In Port Said, just around the corner from the ferry to Port Fouad and the city's police station, is the old Woolworths building. An odd...

Alaa Al Aswany's classic novel The Yacoubian Building is an Egyptian classic and a great commentary on Cairo and Egypt. For many who...

Cairo's party boats cram the Nile at night, blasting Egyptian shaabi music, and lit up with neon lights. The large motorboats are usually...

When you think of Egypt, you don't often think of opera houses, yet Egypt has a strong history of opera and theatre, and even has the...

In contrast to Cairo's large party boats, a much more relaxing version exists, the felucca. Unlike the motor-driven party boats, the...

After finding out I had a long weekend due to a public holiday, I rushed to find a friend willing to join me on a journey I had wanted to...

Commissioned by Ismai'l Pasha and premiered in 1871 at the Khedive Opera House in Cairo, Giuseppe Verdi's Opera Aida has since been...

Egypt is famous for its cinema, and it's a point of pride for many. Even young Egyptians have an intimate knowledge of the classics of...

Football in Egypt is big. Egypt's star players are praised as heroes, and every city and town across the country shuts down with traffic...